Association of the coprophilous fungus Pirella circinans with an indigenous beetle on the sub-Antarctic Bird Island

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 657-661

  Bridge, P D ^a   Hughes, K A ^a   Denton, J O ^b  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Plant Pathology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beetle Hydromedion sparsutum; Coprophilous; Degradation; Molecular identification; Pirella circinans; Thamnidiaceae; Zygomycete

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COLONIZATION; DEGRADATION; FUNGUS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISLAND;

ANTARCTICA; BIRD ISLAND [SOUTH GEORGIA]; SOUTH GEORGIA;

AVES; COLEOPTERA; COPROPHILOUS; FUNGI; HYDROMEDION SPARSUTUM; MAMMALIA; PIRELLA CIRCINANS; RODENTIA; THAMNIDIACEAE;

EID: 42249111389     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-007-0403-y     Document Type: Article

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